ARKEL RANDONNEUR Rear pannier rack & trunkbag IDEAL FOR CARBON BIKES (£160)

  

ARKEL RANDONNEUR SEAT POST RACK. This combo is the lightest and sleekest alternative out there to wide trunk bags and wobbly seat post connections. Gearing up doesn't mean compromising on weight, aerodynamics or space. Position: Seat post and saddle.

Maximum Load: 6 kg (13 lbs). Seat rails bracket is made of virtually unbreakable reinforced nylon. Santoprene seat post bracket acts like a shock absorber to dampen the shocks from rough road conditions. Minimum post diameter or circumference. Minimum diameter is 22 mm.

Minimum circumference is 71 mm. Please note: it fits all standard seat posts which measure from 27.2 mm to 30.9 mm up to 33.9 mm, thanks to the flexible attachment. The Randonneur rack from Canadian brand Arkel isn't a new product but it's an interesting solution to an old problem: how to fit a bag to a bike that isn't designed to take a rack. Touring bikes are designed to be loaded up with racks and panniers, but increasingly the advent of bikepacking and the desire to be able to travel on a lighter bike has seen strong growth in solutions that don't require dedicated frame mounts.

The Randonneur offers a half-way house - it's a rack designed to fit to almost any bike. To keep the contents from shifting around.

And exterior compression straps for added carrying capacity when needed. Wrap it all up with lots of safety features, including a.

Strap at the tail end. Waterproof zippers keep the rain out, but for longer rides the TailRider has an integrated rain cover sewn into its own pocket. Just grab under the front flap and pull it out and over the TailRider.